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电网排队太久,数据中心开始用退役喷气发动机应急供电

Data centers are turning to old jet engines as the wait for power grows

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数据中心缺电缺到把退役喷气发动机都翻出来发电了,电网排队要等好几年,这篇讲得很形象。

电网接入和新燃气轮机的等待周期长达数年,数据中心建设方转而采用曾被丢弃的喷气发动机作为临时电源。这类方案效率更低,碳排放也更高。报道指出,供电瓶颈已成为数据中心扩建的主要制约因素。

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原文 · techcrunch

Data centers are turning to old jet engines as the wait for power grows

The years-long wait for access to the grid and new turbines is causing data center builders to turn to an unusual, less-efficient and less environmentally friendly solution: once-discarded jet engines.